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Rick Blaine, the sentimental tough guy in Casablanca, pined for "As Time Goes By." The Kobal Collection hide caption

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Play It Again And Again, Sam

We're all seduced by repetition, music research suggests — 90 percent of the music we listen to, we've heard before. Beyond music, this bias toward familiarity holds up in every culture. What gives?

Rwandan women hold candles during a night vigil and prayer for genocide victims at Amahoro stadium. Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Rwanda Honors Dead, Celebrates Progress, 20 Years After Genocide

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Kristine Opolais made her Madama Butterfly debut as Cio-Cio-San, only to get a last-minute call to play Mimi in La Boheme. Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera hide caption

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Two Leads, Two Deaths In 18 Hours

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Huge HD TV screens have changed the stadium experience. Many fans who paid big bucks for a ticket to the game will still be watching it on TV. Tony Gutierrez/AP hide caption

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The Latest In HD TV, From The Comfort Of Your Courtside Seat

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A pair of running shoes left at the Boston Marathon memorial last year. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption

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In New Exhibit, Running Shoes Are Potent Symbol Of Boston Bombing

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Antique bows were often made with a small piece of ivory that clamps the bow hairs onto the wood. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Musicians, Take Note: Your Instrument May Be Contraband

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Are we in a tech bubble about to burst? Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion earlier this year. WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum speaks during a conference at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Spain. David Ramos/Getty Images hide caption

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Silicon Valley Buying Spree: A Tech Bubble, Or Strategy At Play?

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A woman walks past a local bank in Kiev's Independence Square that was set on fire during Ukraine's recent unrest. The country is now squeezed by IMF-mandated austerity measures and the specter of higher prices for gas from Russia. Marko Drobnjakovic/AP hide caption

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Ukraine's Winter Of Discontent Gives Way To Spring Of Austerity

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A worker with Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission unloads ballot boxes in Kabul. Ballots have been coming in from all over the country, but results are not expected to be announced for about two weeks. In addition, there will likely be a runoff election between the top two candidates in June. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption

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After Voting, Afghans Must Now Wait For A Winner

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Live tilapia raised by Blue Ridge Aquaculture are loaded into a truck bound for New York. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption

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The Future Of Clean, Green Fish Farming Could Be Indoor Factories

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